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ExxonMobil Refinery (2638), Baton Rouge
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 143315 |
| State Police # | 12-06385 |
| Accident Date | 2012-09-21 |
| Report Date | 2012-09-27 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Sulfur Dioxide | No Information given | No information given | NO | YES | NO | 67.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: No Information Given
From the verbal report, states that there was a crack in the primary burner at the sulfur plant.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
SPOC report states that H2S was being released, but details not clear if it exceeded the 100 lbs RQ, 500 lbs of SO2 was released, and that the material did go offsite. The highest air monitoring readings inside the facility were 11-20 ppm.
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